Kim Sungha, Lee Jinbok, Shin Minseop
Department of Clinical Research, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Spine Care Korean Medicine Clinic, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
J Pharmacopuncture. 2020 Dec 31;23(4):273-276. doi: 10.3831/KPI.2020.23.4.273.
Hand eczema is a recurrent and resistant disease that seriously affects the quality of life of patients; currently, there are no ideal treatments for hand eczema. Here, we describe two patients who presented with hand eczema to illustrate the potential efficacy of mesotherapy with snake venom pharmacopuncture (SVP). A 23-year-old woman (Case 1) and a 47-year-old woman (Case 2) presented to the clinic with symptoms of pruritic rash, blisters, and itchiness on both the hands and the left hand, respectively. Both patients were diagnosed with hand eczema based on the physical examination of blisters and redness only on the hands. The patients underwent 1 month (Case 1) and 1 week (Case 2) of mesotherapy with SVP. After treatment, the lesions completely improved and did not recur at 1 year of follow-up. These outcomes suggest that mesotherapy with SVP may be effective for the resolution of hand eczema; however, further research is needed to confirm these findings.
手部湿疹是一种反复发作且难以治愈的疾病，严重影响患者的生活质量；目前，尚无针对手部湿疹的理想治疗方法。在此，我们描述两名患有手部湿疹的患者，以说明蛇毒药物注射中医疗法（SVP）的潜在疗效。一名23岁女性（病例1）和一名47岁女性（病例2）分别因双手出现瘙痒性皮疹、水疱和瘙痒症状以及左手出现上述症状前来就诊。仅根据手部水疱和发红的体格检查，两名患者均被诊断为手部湿疹。两名患者分别接受了为期1个月（病例1）和1周（病例2）的SVP中医疗法治疗。治疗后，皮损完全改善，随访1年未复发。这些结果表明，SVP中医疗法可能有效治疗手部湿疹；然而，需要进一步研究来证实这些发现。
